Adam is the Vice President of Programs at Hope Walks providing programmatic leadership and governance to all Hope Walks’ clubfoot programs across the globe. He previously held international nonprofit leadership roles at Global Communities, World Vision and Samaritan’s...
Steve Robinson serves as the Hope Walks marketing and communications specialist. Prior to joining the team, Steve served in various communication roles in primary and higher education, and local government associations. He holds journalism and communications degrees...
Brillant in Burundi Imagine being told that your child?s clubfoot is a consequence for your sin. Brillant?s mother Noeline believed this perspective until she gained understanding and hope from her community at the clubfoot clinic and her church in Burundi.? As a...
Ernest in Rwanda When Alice?s son Ernest was born with clubfoot, she thought it was a permanent disability so there was no need for treatment. Fortunately,? a community health worker saw Ernest and advised this family from Rwanda to seek treatment at the Hope Walks...
Florence in Zambia When Florence was born with clubfoot, her parents were afraid for their child’s future. They were concerned her family and neighbors would not accept her. The hospital that delivered Florence encouraged them to take her to the Beit CURE...
Shnaidine in HaitiIt?s amazing the challenges many parents go through to get clubfoot treatment for their child. For most of us, that usually involves a short car ride. For Vonia in Haiti, it meant transporting her daughter Shnaidine by boat from their home on La...
Francisco sees each of the children he deals with as a Hope Walks parent advisor in Mozambique as little angels on earth. The patients who impact him the most are those who come to the clinic with other health problems in addition to clubfoot. He first started working...
COVID and Clubfoot: Stories from the front lines When her daughter Precious was born in Kenya with clubfoot, Josephine was shocked because she had never seen the foot deformity before. Precious? feet still showed no signs of progress even after a private clinic casted...
COVID and Clubfoot: Stories from the front lines When it comes to clubfoot treatment, early intervention is always best. Germain and Pierette learned this the hard way when their son Samuel was born with the disability in Benin. Not knowing why his feet were deformed...
Cesia in HondurasElin is a journalist for the Honduras National University journal Presencia Universitaria. He writes articles on many different topics, but he never imagined that one story he covered in 2018 would have such a profound impact on him and his...
